***ALEX'S POV***
"Come on Jake, let's get back down there." It was time to start climbing down the tree. This was a process that I felt was faster than going up, but Jake was still moving quite slow compared to me. I was already on the ground, waiting for him, when he was still only halfway down the tree.
"I swear, you are some sort of animal. Only an animal can climb trees so easily." He grumbled at me as he stretched his foot toward the branch that was down to his right. He was trying to find the next foot hold so that he could move his hands more confidently.
"I am not an animal. You can clearly see that I am a person." I laughed at him just as I heard the sound of the breaking branch. "Jake?" I whispered a little louder as I felt a rush of fear. The moment that I set my eyes on his back, I saw that it was falling toward me.
